Not to derail your thread, but the title got my attention. I spent a couple of hours talking with Papi and the rest of the Rapids leadership last night along with other bloggers and press. I now get why you guys were so upset to see Pareja leave Dallas. I don't know if he's going to be the long-term solution in Colorado, but I hope he is.

(And of all the losses in our 6 game losing streak last month, he seemed most upset about losing to Dallas )

"What's really going on" is that in key positions we rely on too many players who are over 30. Forward (Blas and Sealy), defensive midfielder (Hernandez and de Guzman), creative midfielder (Ferreira). Some of these players are great when they're healthy, but at their ages health is precarious. Ageless players like DeRo who never seem to miss a game are rare. You've got to have experience and proven talent on a team, but you've also got to have backup plans for when those players get hurt. Hyndman's backup plans this year, particularly at forward and DM, consisted of other over-30 players and out-of-position players. "What's really going on" is that Hyndman is a bad coach.

Shea is starting on the left, with Castillo on the right. Personally, I'd like to see Shea get more time as a right winger since he likes to drift inside and might have a better shot from that angle with his left foot. But, what do I know.

Shea is starting on the left, with Castillo on the right. Personally, I'd like to see Shea get more time as a right winger since he likes to drift inside and might have a better shot from that angle with his left foot. But, what do I know.